The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-10-20
A Word With YOUNG MEN /!
Will You Vote With A Party That
Is Ashamed Of It's Record?

| Will You Vote With A Party That
Is Ashamed Of It's Record?
Referring to a recent article in this
paper relating to the history Of the
two great parties in this country, a
Democratic friend says, lit was abuse
Of the Democratic party" We ut
terly fail to conceive how a recital OF
the principal points in the record OF
a party could be abuse of that party
unless it's record had been disreputa-
ble A man who has done his duty
in all things, has no fear of reference
to his past deeds. Such should be the
case with a political party. Our
Democratic friends have labored earn
estIy to instill into the minds Of the
young men Of to-day the idea that
the Democratic party was just the re-
verse of what it really was during the
war. To this end we have been re-
minded that there were more Demo
cratic soldiers in the army than Re-
publican soldiers meaning, Of course
that all on one side and part on the
other were Democrats. They have
hoped that the young men would not
take pains to Investigate the party
history of each party, and thus get at
the facts. Upon this same line the
Democratic politicians have endeav-
ored to work the young men up to
the belief that there has really been
little difference between the parties in
the past. In dealing with political
history, one must stick to the facts,
and the party which suffers by the re-
cital ought to keep very quiet about
it.
This same Democratic party, which
comes to you now asking your votes,
that it may be intrusted with the
management Of Governmental affairs,
has the blackest, the most murderous
and horrible record Of any party
known in the political world. Com
ing into life amid all the advantages
of 'Free America" and presumably
having right conception Of the spir-
it of Freedom and Progress which
formed the life and genius Of our sys-
tenn of Government, the leaders Of the
Democratic party within a compare
lively few years began the working of
conspiracy to overthrow the Govern
ment which had cost so much sacrifice,
and establish separate Government
in the South, some Of them even ad-
vocating, within the memory Of the
present generation, the dismember-
ment Of the Union, and the forming
of four sectional Governments in this
country. These reasonable ideas
were nurtured in The Democratic
mind until the politicians Of that par
ty began to note with alarm the rapid
growth Of progressive thought and
loyalty in the country, and it became
evident that the pet schemes for the
breaking up Of the country must be
pushed with all possible haste.
After years Of scheming the oppor-
tunity was thought to have come
when in 1850 the Republican party,
representing the idea Of Freedom and
loyalty to the flag Of the Union, elect
ed its candidate for the Presidency.
Then, having deliberately stolen the
property of the Government and run
down its credit, the Democratic party
remember, we say the Democratic
party-plunged the country into a
war that drenched the country with
blood, buried three hundred thousand
brave Northern boys. and sent other
thousands limping through the world
broken and shattered physical wrecks
Now, do not misunderstood us
There were thousands Of men who
went into the Union Army as Demo
Gratis, but the party, as a party, op-
posed the war, sympathized with the
Southern Confederacy, and did all
that could be safely done to give aid
and comfort to the enemy in the field
Tt discouraged enlistments, slandered
and abused Union Soldiers, and il
Ohio went into armed resistance tc
the draft. When the Government o1
the United States tried G. L. Valan
digham for his reasonable conduct
the Democratic party Of Ohio, taking
him up on the reasonable idea alone
ran him for Governor, and Hon. Georgt
E. Pugh boldly threatened that If MIR
Vallandigham should be elected he
Pugh. would head an army of Demo
Gratis to bring him back from Canada
So loyal were the Democrats of Jack
son County to Vallandigham thai
they We're wild with delight when the
Apostle of Secession and Disuniol
came to Jackson. Every party ac
went as far as safety would permit to
ward expressing Democratic sympa
thy with the Rebellion, and the part,
in Jackson County was continual.
crying for peace and "the Consti
tuition as it is, and the Union as
was" For the benefit of some of ou
young readers we quote portion o
the Resolutions of the Jackson Coun
ty Democracy, passed at Sandy Leach
grove, in Jackson Township, on tn
Fourth Of July, 1864:
3. Resolved, That the bitter expe
rience Of the past three years has con
clusively taught us that it is the in